Judith Name Meaning & Origin
Judith
Origin of the name Judith:
Cognate of the Hebrew Jehudith and Yehudit, which are feminine forms of Jehuda and Yehudhah. These names, Anglicized as Judah, mean "he will be praised." Because Judah was also the name of a kingdom in ancient Palestine, the name can also mean "from Judah."
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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This name was very popular in the 40's.
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Jude, Judi, Judie, Jodie, Judy, Ju-Ju
- Meanings and history of the name Judith
Judith in Hebrew is "Yehudit" which means "a girl or woman from the tribe of Judah," or "Jewish woman."
In the Old Testament, Judith is one of the wives of Esau.
Book of Judith, is a Book in Apocrypha of the Old Testament. Judith was a devout woman who saved her besieged city by entering the invading army's camp and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept.
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